How to Install and Uninstall gnome-terminal Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "gnome-terminal" package

This is a short guide on how to install gnome-terminal on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install gnome-terminal

2. Uninstall "gnome-terminal" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall gnome-terminal on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove gnome-terminal $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the gnome-terminal package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: gnome-terminal
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Installed-Size: 1111
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.18.3-1ubuntu1
Replaces: nautilus-open-terminal
Provides: x-terminal-emulator
Depends: gconf-service, libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.9), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libdconf1 (>= 0.14.0), libgconf-2-4 (>= 3.2.5), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.42.0), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.11.7), libnautilus-extension1a (>= 1:2.91), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libuuid1 (>= 2.16), libvte-2.91-0 (>= 0.40.2), libx11-6, dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, python3, python3-gi, gir1.2-glib-2.0, gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 0.1.0), gnome-terminal-data (>= 3.18), gnome-terminal-data (<< 3.19)
Recommends: yelp, gvfs, dbus-x11
Conflicts: nautilus-open-terminal
Filename: pool/main/g/gnome-terminal/gnome-terminal_3.18.3-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 161966
MD5sum: 12a402f4060d963b225d3846e4260b8c
SHA1: 73073527b7b0304dc020356500d4d2b6f00a2209
SHA256: c3f2e9f2d525561257d298d0b19490b49b6ae9ef153d8ffdcb21b8f3b2a4949f
Description-en: GNOME terminal emulator application
GNOME Terminal is a terminal emulation application that you can use to
perform the following actions:
- Access a UNIX shell in the GNOME environment.
- Run any application that is designed to run on VT102, VT220, and xterm
terminals.
.
GNOME Terminal features the ability to use multiple terminals in a single
window (tabs) and profiles support.
Description-md5: c385379e72ae70e0ca5a4dee09859951
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Terminal
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop